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Gordon setter

Gordon setter noun: a breed of large black and tan setter.

Noun

Gordon setter (plural Gordon setters)

  1. A breed of large black and tan setter.

Forms of Gordon setter

pluralGordon setters

Origin of Gordon setter

The Kennel Club applied the name Gordon Setter to the breed in 1924, after Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (1743–1827).

Questions about Gordon setter

What does Gordon setter mean?
Gordon setter means a breed of large black and tan setter.
What part of speech is Gordon setter?
Gordon setter is a noun.
What is the plural of Gordon setter?
The plural of Gordon setter is Gordon setters.

Words near Gordon setter in the dictionary

  1. gordolobos
  2. Gordon
  3. Gordon Bennett
  4. Gordon County
  5. Gordon Hill
  6. Gordon setter
  7. Gordon setters
  8. Gordon syndrome
  9. gordonia
  10. Gordonian
  11. Gordonians

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